Income tax calculator South Africa

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 126 488
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 42 511
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 42 688
Net pay
* R 83 800
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 83 800
Net pay
R 1 442
Tax the employer pays
R 42 688
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 44 130
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 442 to pay you R 126 488. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.49 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 34.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 517 856 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 512 257. That means that your net pay will be R 1 005 599 per year, or R 83 800 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of R 100 in your salary will be taxed R 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 126 500
R 127 000
R 127 500
R 128 000
R 128 500
R 129 000
R 129 500
R 130 000
R 130 500
R 131 000
R 131 500
R 132 000
R 132 500
R 133 000
R 133 500
R 134 000
R 134 500
R 135 000
R 135 500
R 136 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 113 161
26.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 032 921
32.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 319 032
13.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 254 646
17.3%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 243 382
18.1%
3
Singapore
ZAR 1 227 900
19.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 181 219
22.2%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 151 108
24.2%
6
China
ZAR 1 102 572
27.4%
7
Australia
ZAR 1 102 391
27.4%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 093 525
28.0%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 1 093 114
28.0%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 082 265
28.7%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 067 243
29.7%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 049 835
30.8%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 043 673
31.2%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 016 208
33.1%
15
India
ZAR 860 699
43.3%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 441 963
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 441 963
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 396 427
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 396 428
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 366 070
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 362 391
10.2%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 143 372
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 141 803
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 077 372
29.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 887 468
41.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of South Africa, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.